Nile Rodgers and Chic are on the verge of a major comeback with their new album, It’s About Time, set for a June release and the first show of 2015 on Friday night at the Roundhouse in London.
The show was as much a review of Rodgers career as it was a Chic concert with covers of the myriad of songs that he has produced over the years for artists like Diana Ross, Sister Sledge, Duran Duran, Madonna and David Bowie. Of the 24 songs, eleven were originals by Chic, including one from their upcoming album, while thirteen were covers.
Nile Rodgers, The Noise11 interview
The set list:
Everybody Dance (from Chic, 1977)
Dance, Dance, Dance (Yowsah, Yowsah, Yowsah) (from Chic, 1977)
I Want Your Love (from C’est Chic, 1978)
I’m Coming Out (Diana Ross cover)
Upside Down (Diana Ross cover)
He’s the Greatest Dancer (Sister Sledge cover)
We Are Family (Sister Sledge cover)
Soup for One (from the soundtrack of the movie Soup For One, 1982)
Lady (Hear Me Tonight) (Modjo cover)
Like a Virgin (Madonna cover)
Lost in Music (Sister Sledge cover)
Notorious (Duran Duran cover)
Spacer (Sheila & B. Devotion cover)
Thinking of You (Sister Sledge cover)
Why (Carly Simon cover)
Happy Man (from C’est Chic, 1978)
My Feet Keep Dancing (from Risque, 1979)
I’ll Be There (from It’s About Time, 2015)
Get Lucky (Daft Punk cover)
Chic Cheer (from C’est Chic, 1978)
My Forbidden Lover (from Risque, 1979)
Let’s Dance (David Bowie cover)
Le Freak (from C’est Chic, 1978)
Good Times (from Risque, 1979)
The band plays tonight (Sunday) in Leeds, Monday in Glasgow, Tuesday in Manchester and Wednesday in Birmingham.
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